Softball Preview: McKeesport Tigers vs. Indiana Little Indians
The McKeesport Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indiana Little Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. McKeesport has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Indiana will come in with six straight victories.
Indiana is facing McKeesport at the wrong time: McKeesport suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. That's two games in a row now that McKeesport has lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Indiana stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Woodland Hills a 15-0 shutout.
Addie Stossel and Olivia Zimmerman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Stossel pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Zimmerman tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Stossel scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Zimmerman scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Indiana let Ella Myers and Anna Carnavale loose on the outfield. Myers scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Carnavale scored two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Haley Hamilton, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
McKeesport's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Indiana, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
McKeesport came up short against Indiana in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zimmerman, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that McKeesport knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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